Feldenkrais Class 1 by Baby Liv: Rolling

This is a montage of a little baby named Liv doing what babies do during their first year of life.

It is these first beginnings that form the initial pieces that someone would learn while doing a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Lesson. Finding the floor under you, finding the support the environment gives you such that you can move, repetition that is driven by curiosity and exploration such that action can begin to be effortless and more refined.

This piece of baby development forms a major foundation of the work of Moshe Feldenkrais and his method, The Feldenkrais Method.

This video clip is the beginning of a series of video clips that will be used to highlight the foundations and principles of The Feldenkrais Method.

This has been compiled from a year of footage taken in Whistler, BC. Visit www.thenext25years.com for more information on the project.

Produced by Irene Gutteridge
Directed by Irene Gutteridge and Jenn Strom
Camera, Writing and Editing by Jenn Strom
Original Music by David Picking

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[Janet Lansbury]

FANTASTIC! This is a perfect demonstration of the unrestricted movement and natural gross motor development recommended for infants and toddlers by infant expert Magda Gerber. I write about her approach -- trusting infants to explore and play like this baby does, autonomously...independently. Children raised this way are graceful, poised, agile, self-confident.

[Irene Lyon]

HI Janet - thanks! I just posted a little snippet of "Replicating Magda Gerber" on my channel. Irene. Many feldenkrais training will use the Gerber vid of "see how the move". In my training we watched it on our first day or training, and then on our last day 4 years later to see all the developmental milestones we as adults had explored!

[Irene Lyon]

Hi Janet

Yup, you may. Feel free to check out our DONATE page and considering making a contribution to the project which will go to developing Baby LIv Part 2 and the next component of foundations, THe Martial Arts.

IRene

[Irene Lyon]

Again...Thanks to EVERYONE and ALL who have commented on this clip and the project! Irene.

[demirouelle]

i love her smile when she finally rolled! she's so proud! Thank you for posting this video.

[Karolin Kent]

Ok thank you. I will do so. Your name is Irene Lyon right?

All the best

Karolin

[irenelyon]

Actually, at that age, a child's skull is incredibly soft and as capable of withstanding the support of the floor. The firmer contact is what enables her movement capacity.

[MaxGravitas]

that surface is much too hard for a baby's head, couldn't she at least be on the carpet?

[MegaMusical10]

I believe she has taught me how to begin to get my movement back!! As the Bible tells us "from the mouths of babes"!!

Thank you for posting and she is a beautiful "DollBaby".

[irenelyon]

Hi Karolin

Of course, just please credit the clip if you can!

Irene.

[Karolin Kent]

Hi

Thanks for sharing the video. I am currently working on a duet and would like to use use the text as instructions.

Is this ok for you?

Kindest Karolin

[hallobaaaby]

"Children raised this way are graceful..." -children are graceful, period. Besides, Magda Gerber aside, have you seen anyone "restraining the natural movements of their chid? Learning from unsocialised beings on the other hand (children, autistes, seers, animals..) : yes!

[Annie Thoe]

Thanks for making this Irene! I'm about to do a talk with powerpoint on Feldenkrais and this video is so useful and artistically done. Thanks for your work!

[Julieta Roldan]

Miren que hermoso! a su tiempo y sin gimnasios, ni mantas, nada... paciencia y respeto.